Trade Demonstrations Hurt
Clinton Legacy, Gore's Push

SEATTLE -- President Clinton wanted to launch a new round of global trade talks to burnish his postimpeachment record. What he got instead could be called The Tear Gas Round.

The public-relations fiasco here is making it harder for U.S. negotiators to convince other members of the World Trade Organization to agree to an agenda for global negotiations -- the purpose of the Seattle meeting. The meeting is also highlighting how controversial trade issues have become and how ineffectual Mr. Clinton has been at convincing...